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I really like coming
to the library

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because it makes me feel at
home and makes me feel peaceful.

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The library is kind of
an escape because you

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can come here and just, like,
clear your mind whenever

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you're feeling stressed.

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You can just be yourself and
share your ideas with the world.

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When most think
about the library,

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they think about books only.

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But we're so much
more than that.

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It really is a
place for students

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to come in and explore different
ways of learning, different ways

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of being in a safe environment.

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My role as the
librarian is to really

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help develop a culture
of the love of reading,

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creating a space that's
welcoming for students to read,

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to do projects.

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We work really
hard in our library

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to make sure that
we have books that

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both reflect
students' experiences,

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but also exposes them
to multiple perspectives

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outside of their
own experiences.

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Ever since I started
reading a lot,

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I've definitely noticed that my
writing has gotten a lot better,

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mostly because of
the large vocabulary

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that comes with a lot of books.

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When Mrs. Hodge
helps me find books,

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she broadens my
horizons of reading.

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She'll recommend
me something that

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will keep me in a good head
space, that will keep me feeling

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positive about where I am.

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I feel like she has some
super power because she

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can look in your
eye, and she can

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tell what you're looking for.

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I feel like I can do anything
when I come here because there's

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a bunch of books, and there's
a bunch of imagination,

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points of view from
different universes

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and angles of the world.

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And it makes me feel
like if they can do this,

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I can do this, too.

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